After getting out to a slow start during Monday’s exhibition game against Georgia Southwestern State, Clemson’s men’s basketball was able to piece things together as the first half went on.
The Tigers won handily 77, 51.
While Clemson wasn’t able to get much going offensively in the game’s first period, the Tigers In the first half, Georgia Southwestern State had 26 points on 10-of-31 shooting from the field and 3-of-9 from beyond the arc.
As for Clemson, P.J. Hall accounted for 21 of the team’s 36 points first-half points. Clemson’s offense clearly ran through the sophomore forward out of Spartanburg (S.C), as he finished Monday’s contest with 23 points in 19 minutes.
Prior to the season, Clemson coach Brad Brownell indicated that Hall would replace former Tiger Aamir Simms in the team’s starting lineup. While Monday was just an exhibition game, Hall was certainly able to show what he can do on the offensive end.
To start things off in the second half, Hall picked up where he left off. Though, it would be the only points he scored in the second period of play.
Coming out of the gate, Clemson went on a 15-1 run in the first six minutes of the second half to jump out to a 52-27 lead. At one point, Clemson’s biggest lead was at 31 when the team jumped out to a 73-42 after USF transfer David Collins knocked down an open look with just under four minutes to play.
Collins had nine points on 3-of-5 shooting, adding for rebounds and three assists in 19 minutes.
Another newcomer who impressed with his play was Ian Schieffelin He was second on the team in scoring with 13 points. He knocked down an open 3-pointer with 14:46 remaining in the game. On Clemson’s next offensive possession, the true freshman had an open look from the top of the key. He missed the shot but was able to grab his own rebound and hit a running floater.
Hunter Tyson didn’t contribute much from an offensive standpoint and while the senior forward only had four points, he accounted for seven of the team’s 46 rebounds.